PEMSEA EFFORTS IN KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTKEY MESSAGESPRACTICESDISTILLATIONPRODUCTS AND SERVICESKNOWLEDGE BANK: CRITICAL MASSSHARING: RIGHTS AND DUTIES

SOME KEY MESSAGES: IW KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

TDA, SAP, priority tranboundary concerns (incremental cost), and sound science and technological innnovationTransboundary fresh water basins, LMEs, capacity building, investmentsCoordination and public involvementPackages of institutional, regulatory, technical, economic and financial measures to operationalize sustainable development strategies for international waters and their drainage basins;Modus operandi for addressing linkages among coastal zone, ocean, bio-diversity conservation, sea level rise (climate change), etc.;Preventing damage to threatened waters and their associated ecosystems.

Source: GEF Operational Programms 8 & 9

CROSS -AGENCY, MULTI-SECTORAL AND INTER-DISCIPLINARY DECISION-MAKING MECHANISMSCapacity buildingprograms

Stakeholders/publicparticipation

Sustainable financing/Investment opportunitiesStrategies, action plans &Management programs

Scientific/technicalservices to managementprograms

Improved legislation/enforcement/market-based instruments

PRACTICES AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Danang: Development and Implementation of Communication Plan

Enhancing awareness via workshops, training seminars, talk shows, posters, leafletsHundreds and thousands of people of major local communities in urban and rural areas involvedActive participation of local mass media Local government ordinances/ measures on beach littering prevention, sanitation and cleanup activitiesWaste cleanup teams established in major tourist beach sitesHouseholds paying fees for the collection and the transportation of wastesLocal residents volunteered to clean up the beaches on the weekendsAnimal wastes on the beaches significantly reducedLocal residents perceive that their coastal environment becomes cleaner

DISTILLATIONReview and evaluationCase studiesPolicy briefsPEMSEA NotesGuidelinesManualsBrainstorming: forum, think tankParadigm shift: integration, local capacity, partnerships, interconnectivities

PRODUCTS AND SERVICS

KNOWLEDGE BANKING

SHARINGSOME EXAMPLES:

Print MaterialsPUBLICATIONSTypes of PEMSEA Publications:Technical Reports (guidelines, manuals, assessments)Conference/Workshop ProceedingsMeeting Reports (PSC)Information Series (mission, training, info docs)Coastal / Regional StrategiesOthers materials produced in support of project activities (brochures, leaflets)

Tropical CoastsPUBLICATIONSDevelopment: PEMSEAContents

Editorial Articles Centerfold Newsbriefs PEMSEA Events Facts and figures

1994-present

Magazine format

50 pages on average

Informal/popular layout

Tropical CoastsPUBLICATIONS

Distributed in 30 countries.

312 regular subscribers

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Asia215

Europe58

North America23

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e-PublicationsPUBLICATIONSE-UpdatesE-mail VersionWeb Version

e-PublicationsPUBLICATIONSFirst issue was distributed in Jan 2000 to300 subscribers

Latest issue distributed to1334 subscribers

450% increase

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25 new subscribers/mo

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PEMSEA WEBSITEMost visited pages:

Job Opportunities Trainings About PEMSEA Media Resource Center Information Center East Asian Seas Congress 2003 PEMSEA Participating Countries Young Environmentalists TC Article: Impact of Pollution on Marine Biodiversity PEMSEA Staff